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Burn data to DVD/CD drives on Sun Workstations

This assumes that the proper "sudo" permissions have been issued in order to make this work.

Here are some instructions for recording DVDs and CDs on cebench1 and eglsun4. You'll be able to record DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, and CD-RW media.

Note: The "dev=0,1,0" applies only to eglsun5. To see what devices are available, enter the following command "sudo dvdrecord -scanbus"

Recording DVDs

Create image file
```
mkisofs -R -J -split-output -o destination_file source_directory
```
For example, you could create an image file in /usr/local/burn-tmp comprised of all of the files in /local/data/azores by doing
```
mkisofs -R -J -split-output -o /usr/local/burn-tmp/azores /local/data/azores
```
The source directory should be 4.7 GB or less in size. FYI, mkisofs will split the destination file in to 1 GB pieces so that they are more manageable. Make sure that the destination file is on a local filesystem, not NFS (such as /local/anything).
Stop volume management
```
sudo /etc/init.d/volmgt stop
```
Record DVD
```
sudo dvdrecord dev=0,1,0 mkisofs_file
```
dvdrecord needs to run as a privileged user because it directly access the hardware. Accordingly, you'll need to precede the command with 'sudo'. sudo will prompt for your password. From the example above:
```
sudo dvdrecord dev=0,1,0 /usr/local/burn-tmp/azores_*
```
dvdrecord will take a minute or so to start. The recording progress will be shown on the command line.
Start volume management
```
sudo /etc/init.d/volmgt start
```

Erasing DVD-RWs

sudo dvdrecord blank=fast

Recording CDs

Create image file
```
mkisofs -R -J -o destination_file source_directory
```
This step is very similar to creating a DVD image, except the -split-output option is not needed. The source directory should be 700 MB or less. An example:
```
mkisofs -R -J -o /usr/local/burn-tmp/mymail.iso ~/imail
```
You can add a volume title by specifying the -V option:
```
mkisofs -R -J -V "My Mail" -o /usr/local/burn-tmp/mymail.iso ~/imail
```
Stop volume management
```
sudo /etc/init.d/volmgt stop
```

Record CD

sudo cdrecord dev=0,1,0 mkisofs file

This is also similar to the DVD. Continuing the example:

sudo cdrecord dev=0,1,0 /usr/local/burn-tmp/mymail.iso

Start volume management
```
sudo /etc/init.d/volmgt start
```

Erasing CD-RWs

sudo cdrecord blank=fast

Thanks to Josh for giving me his instructions to edit up.

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